Author: wesleyjanssen

There are a few dishes that would cause a riot if the recipe was modified or heaven forbid removed from the menu. The andouille crusted fish at Palace Café is one of those dishes. It’s the combination of andouille and …

In Louisiana it’s crawfish season and that means backyard boils at home and crawfish cakes and etouffees and all sorts of other versions you can imagine on restaurant menus in New Orleans. At Bourbon House the charbroiled oysters are topped …

The dilemma is common: you’re hosting family and friends this holiday season, and you want to be able to spend more time mingling and less time in the kitchen. The central key to conquering this quandary is cooking dishes that can …

If you traveled back in time two hundred years ago with the Ghost of Christmas past, you’d likely find a very Catholic New Orleans feasting well into the early morning hours of Christmas day. The tradition was Reveillon which comes …

Red wine that is! In America’s most haunted city, our restaurant, Tableau has had its fair share of paranormal activity. Doors blowing open without even a shred of wind, TV’s turning on with no one in sight, items disappearing then …

New Orleans is the birthplace of Jazz, but it’s also the home to Jazz Brunch–a tradition that originated here, but now is copied around the country and globe. Here’s the story told from Dickie Brennan who was there to see …

On August 14th, Dickie Brennan & Co. hosted their second annual school supply giveaway. Spearheaded by Palace Café Kitchen Captain, Corey Bourgeois, he and fellow co-workers Markeith Parker and Eric Bourgeois were able to give out 238 bags of school …